General Meanings:

A dam in the dream can have different meanings. Dam mostly stands for internal barriers, resistance, feelings, memories. The dreamer tries to prevent an outburst of emotion to another person. The dreamer has a fear that he will no longer be able to keep under control his emotions, that suddenly the dam breaks.

• To built a dam, then he builds a protective wall on his defense.
• To break a dam then this is an indication that the dreamer is afraid of being able to keep his emotions no longer under control.

Psychological Meanings:

The person on the conscious level must control his emotions generally, and only in the dreams all the negative emotions he can express. Overflowing water or a dam failure is a frequently recurring expression of emotions.

Spiritual Meanings:

At this level the dam symbolizes the spiritual development of artificially imposed limitations.

Traditional Meanings:

European (Judeo-Christian)

• Attention if see a dam – In a dream to see a dam, then this dream is a warning that you have bad friends and you have to avoid them. Also this dream marks that you will overcome obstacles;
• Love if a dam is ripped and water flows – The dream announces that you will come to unexpected love affairs;
• Progress if work near a dam – You are working near the dam in your dream, then this dream shows that you will have good progress of everything that you do, This will bring only good results;
• Death if overstep a dam – In the dream you see that someone oversteps a dam, then this dream announces an early death;
• Anger if cross a dam – When in the dream you cross a dam, then this dream shows that your anger will grow because you can not do anything but and then stop abruptly, especially if your work is artistic.

Arabian (Islamic)

• Protection if enter or see a dam – In the dream you see or enter into a dam then this is a sign that you are protected against hazards and unpleasant events;
• Good progress if work in a dam – When you work in a dam then this dream announces you good business and property.

* Please, see meaning of water.